A descriptive catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts of Orissa in the collection of Orissa State Museum, Bhubaneshwar
- Type
- Descriptive catalogue
- Languages
- Oriya, Sanskrit
- Collections
- Odisha State Museum, Bhubaneswar
- Sources
- Attested in:
- Biswas 1998 no. 0097
- Janert 1965 no. 27
Description (Biswas 1998)
Vol.1 Smriti manuscripts 1958. viii, xliv, 141, 17 p. mss. no. 1 - 200 Smrti, 201 - 257 Stava-Stotram. Appendix: Authors and works cited in the Smriti works compiled in Orissa. Introduction on Smriti works and authors of such works from Orissa. Vol.II Kāvya, alaṅkara and saṅgīta manuscripts. 1960. 4, xii, ccviii, 173 p. 261 mss. Exhaustive introduction to the history of Sanskrit kavya literature. Vol.III Purāna manuscripts. 1962. xliv, 115 p. 236 mss. Supplement (p. 101 - 111). Introduction on Purāṇa and Orissa. Vol.IV Jyotisha and gaṇita manuscripts. 1963. K, ii, 145 p. 63 Jyotisha mss. Preface: Reckoning of Chaturmasi, lunar and solar months and different eras in Orissa (p. I - xxviii). Jyotisha works of the pre-standard period popular in Orissa (p. xxviii - lii). Vol.V Tantra manuscripts / Mahesh Prasad Dash. 1965.1, Lii, 173 p. 95 mss. Introduction on Orissa and tantras. Vol.VI Oriya kāvya (A - Ka). 1970. 247 Oriya mss. works of 101 poets and 6 poetesses. The present mss. section contains about 8000 mss. and most of the mss. contain more than one item. Hence the total number of mss. is about 16000 ... out of which Oriya kavya is 1672 and Oriya Purāna mss. is 1235 - preface, (p. iii). Vol.VII [Dharmaśāstra mss.: supplement to volume 1]. 1971. 7, xiii, 207 p. 357 mss. Vol.VIII Oriya kāvya (Kha - Cha). 1973. 337 mss. Introduction highlights on history of Oriya literature. Vol.IX Oriya kāvya (Chha - Ta). 1974. 223 mss. Introduction: Oriya fictions, Oriya translation works and the background of modern Oriya literature. Vol.X Oriya kāvya (Da-Na). 1979. 258 mss. Introduction: Panchasakha literature; Sakta literature. Title varies: Vol.VI, VIII - X: Published as: A descriptive catalogue of Oriya manuscripts: Oriya Kavya ... in the collection of the Orissa State Museum, Bhubaneshwar. Vol. VI - X comp. by Nilamani Mishra. Vol.II published by Orissa Sahitya Akademi; Vol.IV published by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Vol.V onwards: Orissa State Museum. Description of 1065 Sanskrit and 1369 Oriya mss. with extracts, notes etc. Each volume contains exhaustive introduction on the subject related to Orissa. title A - Z. Various indices. [Some more volumes are to be published].
From S. C. Biswas, Bibliographic Survey of Indian Manuscript Catalogues (Delhi, 1998), no. 0097, as printed; OCR text, may contain errors.
Annotation (Janert 1965)
1. 1958: Mss. 1-257, Smrti Manuscripts. By Sri Kedarnath Maha- patra. Publ. by Sri B. V. Nath. (VIII, XLIV, 141, 17 pp.) (Preface: Sm:rti writers in Orissa (pp. I-XLIV); Cat. with detailed descriptions of Mss., often with beg., endings, or topics (pp. 1 - 141), Appx: Authors and works cited in Sm:rti works compiled in Orissa, pp. 1 - 17.) B i b li o t e c a di bibliografia italiana Firenze
From K. L. Janert, An Annotated Bibliography of the Catalogues of Indian Manuscripts (Wiesbaden, 1965), no. 27, as printed; OCR text, may contain errors.